Diurnal activity cycles and synchrony in layer hen chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 276-287

  Riber, Anja B ^a   Nielsen, Birte L ^b   Ritz, Christian ^a   Forkman, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activity cycle; Brooder; Broody hen; Chick; Synchronisation

Indexed keywords

BROOD REARING; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; JUVENILE; POULTRY; SYNCHRONY;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 36048951134     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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